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With the meteoric rise of social and digital platforms in the last couple of years, public relations needed to adapt to the savvy audiences. But how is the industry responding to the demand of information age? What should we know about this still very new way of reaching our audiences?

Whenever someone receives an email that I sent from my mobile, it apologies for the brevity in the signature. After reading Ten Words by Jeremy Waite I started questioning whether being brief is something I should apologise for. Ten Words is a book that everyone working in any communications discipline should read. Here is the reason why.

Public relations is a fast-paced industry. One of the key skills to thrive in it is time management. You often have to juggle a plethora of tasks that are equally urgent and important. Here are a few things that I found useful in managing my own diary.

You made it to the very competitive industry. Bravo! The good news is that you’re lucky to be where you are. The slightly worse is that this wasn’t the easiest part. Getting job is easy when you compare it to being a decent PR pro. Here’s what to do in your first job in order to be on your way of becoming an exceptional practitioner.

September is usually a big month for me, as there’s always something going on. Be it first day of school, birthday, or starting university. This day three years ago, I made a leap and moved to London. It hasn’t been an easy transition and it taught me a lot. I’ve been learning English since I was eight, but live language I was about to experience in Britain was completely different. Here are top lessons an immigrant learnt about the English language.

Reading is a hugely important process for all of us. It teaches us new skills, helps to relax, improves grammar, and makes us better writers. But we’re all busy. Constantly running around, trying to keep up with everyday’s chores. I’m guilty of not reading as much as I’d like to, as well. But here are a few methods that helped me in getting more books read.